The above phrase was a sing-song jingle my mom used to sing around the holidays. The ending of that was “won’t you please a penny in the old man’s hat.” I think. My parents were born during the Depression, so I have a lot of weird phases floating around my head courtesy of mom and dad.
In any event, Christmas is coming and that means you have to figure out what to buy all the people on your list. Hopefully you like some of the people on your list, which at least makes spending some of your hard earned money a little easier to do.
If you shop online, you can check out many cool sites and products – don’t settle for a gift card for EVERYONE! I always buy a few myself (my kids actually request them, maybe because of past bad choices), but it shows more thought and care to actually buy a present, don’t ya think? You just need to click away.
Lot’s of board games, DVD games and outdoor games are reasonably priced and fairly safe (can you go wrong with a specialty version of Monopoly?) People still play games at family gatherings and parties – buy something YOU want to play.
Hand-held games are great for road and vacation trips and the younger set – anything electronic is a must once you are past age 4. Plus, don’t forget all of the great humor and gag gifts for the person on your list who has all of the good stuff already – don’t try to compete, go the other way – go downscale and crack them up!
I send food to my older relatives – they love those pears and apples. But don’t forget the mistletoe (we have a very unique version that will be a hit of the any party!)
Time to start thinking, so that you can start buying and then you can eat your big, fat Christmas goose on Christmas Day. (didn’t everyone stop this tradition after Dickens ruined it for everyone in A Christmas Carol?)
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah – just remember, they all require gifts and sell some cool ones!
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